Aspects of the semantics of emotions and feelings in Dalabon (South-Western Arnhem Land, Australia)

This article describes two of the principal roots allowing the expression of emotions and feelings in Dalabon, an endangered language of South-Western Arnhem Land. The first root, kangu, ‘belly’, is depicted linguistically as the location of emotions induced by interpersonal relationships. The belly...

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Main Author: Ponsonnet, Maïa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2010
In: The Australian journal of anthropology
Year: 2010, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 367-389
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